Megan, Fritha Stalker, Techos’ Guild, Executive Officer, contract advice, gear insurance, Mark of the Lion, Safari Productions, Charles Upham project, debts recovery, Fat and Thin Productions, liquidation, class action, 289 Notice, technicians, Auckland University, overseas crew, member support, transition, administration, service improvements, workload, Allison Peirse, subs increase.

Australian crew, IRD, tax exemption, IR-197, film contractor, screen production, NZ residence, non-resident contractors, certificate of exemption, tax rules, IRD Screen Production Desk, Deborah McCarthy, Mark of the Lion, crew payments, legal advice, outstanding invoices, Fat and Thin Productions, liquidation, Safari Productions, AGMs, Techos’ office, Megan Ritchie, film contracts, crew arrears, Auckland, Wellington, Queenstown.

screen production, political parties, Film Auckland, NZ Film Commission, SPIF, Kiwi screen industry, arts funding, government policy, Labour Party, National Party, NZ First, Jim Anderton, Chris Finlayson, Judith Tizard, Dail Jones, Film Commission Act, One Plan for Auckland, creative sector, broadband, pay-TV, free-to-air TV, funding transparency, tax breaks, incentives, NZ arts policies.